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Rowells Farm, Tick Fen, Warboys
History of Rowell's Rarm
Rowells Farm Tick Fen Warboys OS 1924
Rowells Farm was the home of Harold Shelton. His memoirs are in ‘Warboys at War 1939/45’ – 1996.
1939 Tick Fen
Harold H Shelton, b 1903, horsekeeper on farm
Daisy, b 1903, home duties and land work
Harold D, b 1927
Lawrence, b 1930
Betty, b 1931
Barbara, b 1932
He recalls that the Town Crier was still the primary source of news. In 1939 this was David Juggins in Warboys. 1941 brought the construction of new aerodrome just to the south west of the village.
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